The following contents are notes and slides for my lectures at Tainan University of Technology.
Linguistics for Taste Appreciation
What is Grammar? | 文法とはなにか
What is the “meaning” of a word? | 意味とはなにか
What is Symbol? | 記号とはなにか
Symbol grounding problem | 記号接地問題
The basic theory of language processing | 言語処理の基礎
– Morphological Analysis and PoS | 形態素解析と品詞分析
– Co-occurrence | 共起関係
Functional Discourse Grammar
Functional Discourse Grammar [1] | 機能談話文法の基本コンセプト
Functional Discourse Grammar [2] | 機能談話文法のモデル
Japanese for Food and Beverage services / 餐飲日語
Lesson 1 これは○○です ／ わたしは○○です 2023-02-29 | 2022-03-03
Lesson 2 これは○○ですか／やさいのなまえ 2022-03-10
Lesson 3 すうじ と ひづけ numbers and dates 2022-03-17
Lesson 4 これは あまい りんご です 2022-03-24
Practice: Lesson1-4
Lesson 5 これは あまい りんご ですか 2022-03-31
Midterm Exam Practice 期中考試練習問題 2022-04-07 [YouTube Class available]
Lesson 6 これ あれ どれ
Lesson 7 すきなもの 2022-04-28
Lesson 8 たべます のみます 2022-05-12
Lesson 9 基本動詞 2022-05-19
Additional Contents
文法 | ぶんぽう｜Grammar
What are particles in Japanese? | 助詞の種類
Difference between HA and GA | 「は」と「が」の違い
Two kinds of adjectives; I-adjectives and NA-adjectives | イ形容詞とナ形容詞
の in Japanese |「の」の用法
Teiru-form of motion verbs | 移動動詞の「テイル」形
Food and Oriental Philosophy / 食の（東洋）思想
Food and Philosophy: Introduction
The hierarchy of senses
Temporality in the foods
Food and Buddhism, Zen
Philosophers & Researchers
Carolyn Korsmeyer
Madalina Diaconu
Brillat-Savarin and Yuan-Mei (袁枚)
Dogen, D. T. Suzuki and Zen-food
Aesthetics of Food and Beverage / 呑むと食べるの美学
Aesthetics Introduction
Beauty and Art
繪畫體裁和種類 (2023/02/23)
Writing about appreciation [1] （2023/03/02）
Renaissance [1] Brunelleschi and Masaccio (2023/03/02)
Sensory Communication
Verbal Communication | Basic Introduction
Non-verbal Communication | Basic Introduction
Critique on Foods | 食べ物の批評
The function of the critiques
What to write in your food critiques [1] Information and persuasion
History and Cultures
History of Coffee
History of Wine
Foods in India
Foods in China
Foods in Taiwan
Foods in Japan
Food and Artificial Intelligence
[1] What is AI? -Strong AI and Weak AI
[2] Technological Singularity and Turing Test – What is Intelligence?
[3] Enhancement 1: the basics of the human enhancement
[4] Enhancement 2: How can the sense of taste be enhanced?
Career Designing in Food & Beverage Services / 產業前景與職涯規劃
[1] Skills and Workplaces
[2] Know Companies, Know Yourself